Shadows Over Hearth

Shadows Over Hearth is a slow-burn horror survival modpack for Minecraft 1.20.1 Forge, created by Forsaken Nether Games.

This pack is built around one core idea:

The world should feel unsafe long before something actually attacks you.

Rather than constantly throwing monsters at the player, Shadows Over Hearth focuses on atmosphere, stalking, exploration, survival, and carefully paced horror encounters.

The Horror

The horror experience follows a deliberate rhythm:

Quiet dread → stalking → encounter → recovery

You may hear something before you see it.
You may notice something watching from far away.
You may go several nights without knowing whether you're truly alone.

Major horror encounters are curated so the experience feels tense instead of turning into nonstop chaos.

The pack includes creatures and systems from mods such as:

• From The Fog
• From The Caves
• The Curator
• L'Évidé
• The Obsessed
• Something Watches
• The Boiled One
• Additional ambient and atmospheric horror content

Survival Matters

Shadows Over Hearth is more than a collection of horror mods.

Survival, exploration, preparation, equipment, shelter, and cooperation all play an important role.

Expect:

• Dangerous nights
• Exploration-focused progression
• Expanded structures and locations
• Environmental atmosphere and weather
• Survival mechanics
• Limited lives
• Corpse recovery
• Backpacks and storage
• Expanded combat and equipment
• Magic and adventure content
• Voice chat support
• Multiplayer-focused systems

665 Custom Quests

The pack currently contains:

7 Chapter Groups
35 Chapters
665 Quests

The quest system is designed to guide players without forcing everyone down the same path.

You do not need to complete every quest.

Some quests teach mechanics, some encourage exploration, some reward cooperation, and others document the horrors players may discover.

Play Alone or Together

Shadows Over Hearth is designed for both solo survival and multiplayer.

Playing with friends does not remove the horror.

Sometimes knowing someone else is nearby makes the silence worse.

The pack includes support for:

• FTB Teams
• Shared quest progression
• Simple Voice Chat
• Cooperative survival
• Exploration parties
• Multiplayer sleeping
• Group progression

Visual & Atmospheric Experience

The pack has been built around immersion.

It includes:

• Custom menu presentation
• Carefully selected shaders
• Atmospheric sound design
• Environmental ambience
• Improved animations
• Enhanced weather and skies
• Horror-focused visual presentation

Multiple graphical options are included so players can balance atmosphere and performance for their system.

Performance

Despite the size of the pack, a significant amount of work has gone into stability and multiplayer performance.

The pack includes carefully selected optimization, networking, memory, chunk-loading, and server-performance improvements while avoiding overly aggressive experimental optimizations.

Recommended

Minecraft: 1.20.1
Mod Loader: Forge 47.4.10
RAM: 8 GB recommended
Multiplayer: Supported
Shaders: Supported and recommended

Enter Carefully

Build a home.

Gather supplies.

Explore the world.

Stay close to the fire.

And when you hear something outside...

don't assume it's just another zombie.

Forsaken Nether Games

Shadows Over Hearth is developed and maintained by Forsaken Nether Games.